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4-15-06, 5:58 PM
In a ceremony prior to Saturday's Flyers-New York Rangers game at the Wachovia Center, the Philadelphia Flyers announced the winners of the team?s 2005-06 awards ? the Bobby Clarke Trophy for most valuable player, the Barry Ashbee Trophy for most outstanding defenseman and the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy for most improved player from the previous season.
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Left wing Simon Gagne has won the Bobby Clarke Trophy as the team?s most valuable player, as selected by a panel of sportscasters and sportswriters. Gagne has recorded 45 goals and 32 assists for 77 points and 36 penalty minutes in 69 games for the Flyers this season. He is first on the team in goals (45, tied for sixth in the NHL), points (77), plus/minus (+29, tied for eighth in the NHL), game-winning goals (7, tied for eighth in the NHL) and shots (320, fifth in the NHL). His 45 goals and 77 points are new career highs for a single season.
Joni Pitkanen was the unanimous choice as winner of the Barry Ashbee Trophy as the team?s most outstanding defenseman, as voted by a panel of sportscasters and sportswriters. Pitkanen has recorded 13 goals and 32 assists for 45 points and 74 penalty minutes in 55 games this season. He leads Flyers defensemen in goals, assists and points.
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Pitkanen has also won the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as the Flyer who has most improved from the previous season, as voted by his teammates. His goal, assist and point totals are all new career highs for a single season and he leads the team in average time on ice (23:39).
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Forsberg Wins Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award
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The Philadelphia chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers? Association (P.H.W.A.) announced that they have selected Peter Forsberg as this season?s Yanick Dupre Class Guy Memorial Award winner. This award is presented annually to the Flyer who best illustrates character, dignity and respect for the sport both on and off the ice by the Philadelphia chapter of the P.H.W.A., starting in 1999. Prior to 1999, it was awarded annually to the player who best exemplifies a strong rapport with the media by the Philadelphia chapter of the P.H.W.A.
The award honors the memory of Yanick Dupre, who died on August 16, 1997, at the age of 24 after a 16-month battle with leukemia. Dupre played parts of three seasons with the Flyers (1991-92, 1994-95 and 1995-96), recording two goals and 16 penalty minutes in 35 games. He was originally drafted by the Flyers in the third round (50th overall) of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.
The award was presented to Forsberg prior to Saturday's Flyers-New York Rangers game at the Wachovia Center by Anthony SanFilippo of the Delaware County Daily Times.
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Left wing Simon Gagne has won the Bobby Clarke Trophy as the team?s most valuable player, as selected by a panel of sportscasters and sportswriters. Gagne has recorded 45 goals and 32 assists for 77 points and 36 penalty minutes in 69 games for the Flyers this season. He is first on the team in goals (45, tied for sixth in the NHL), points (77), plus/minus (+29, tied for eighth in the NHL), game-winning goals (7, tied for eighth in the NHL) and shots (320, fifth in the NHL). His 45 goals and 77 points are new career highs for a single season.
Joni Pitkanen was the unanimous choice as winner of the Barry Ashbee Trophy as the team?s most outstanding defenseman, as voted by a panel of sportscasters and sportswriters. Pitkanen has recorded 13 goals and 32 assists for 45 points and 74 penalty minutes in 55 games this season. He leads Flyers defensemen in goals, assists and points.
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Pitkanen has also won the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as the Flyer who has most improved from the previous season, as voted by his teammates. His goal, assist and point totals are all new career highs for a single season and he leads the team in average time on ice (23:39).
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Forsberg Wins Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award
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The Philadelphia chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers? Association (P.H.W.A.) announced that they have selected Peter Forsberg as this season?s Yanick Dupre Class Guy Memorial Award winner. This award is presented annually to the Flyer who best illustrates character, dignity and respect for the sport both on and off the ice by the Philadelphia chapter of the P.H.W.A., starting in 1999. Prior to 1999, it was awarded annually to the player who best exemplifies a strong rapport with the media by the Philadelphia chapter of the P.H.W.A.
The award honors the memory of Yanick Dupre, who died on August 16, 1997, at the age of 24 after a 16-month battle with leukemia. Dupre played parts of three seasons with the Flyers (1991-92, 1994-95 and 1995-96), recording two goals and 16 penalty minutes in 35 games. He was originally drafted by the Flyers in the third round (50th overall) of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.
The award was presented to Forsberg prior to Saturday's Flyers-New York Rangers game at the Wachovia Center by Anthony SanFilippo of the Delaware County Daily Times.
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